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Over 2 Years After Fire, Groundbreaking Is Held For New Antioch Missionary Baptist Church In Chicago

Loss turned to hope in Englewood for Pastor Dew and his congregation.

(Shardaa Gray, CBS Chicago)

November 27, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) -- More than two years ago, the historic Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in the Englewood neighborhood went up in flames.

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The church was completely destroyed, and the congregation was forced to move.

But on Tuesday, the congregation that was displaced when its home burned down began the process of resurrecting a new church from the ashes of the old.

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